| Author: | Brown, William Wells | ISBN: | 9781442945326 |
| Publisher: | ReadHowYouWant | Publication: | August 15, 2008 |
| Imprint: | ReadHowYouWant | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brown, William Wells |
| ISBN: | 9781442945326 |
| Publisher: | ReadHowYouWant |
| Publication: | August 15, 2008 |
| Imprint: | ReadHowYouWant |
| Language: | English |
Published in 1867, William Wells Brown's Clotelle; or The Colored Heroine confronts racism and Afro-American slavery, which are presented as the foundation of a nation that prides itself on justice and democracy. The events play out in the background of the Civil War. A slave girl, Clotelle, is on a quest to save her daughter, whose father is her previous owner.
Published in 1867, William Wells Brown's Clotelle; or The Colored Heroine confronts racism and Afro-American slavery, which are presented as the foundation of a nation that prides itself on justice and democracy. The events play out in the background of the Civil War. A slave girl, Clotelle, is on a quest to save her daughter, whose father is her previous owner.
